Come and join us for a birding adventure with naturalists MJ Foti and Dann Jung at Flax Pond, June 30th at 8am.
Flax Pond in Dennis, is a notable freshwater birding spot on the Cape featuring a classic kettle pond surrounded by pine/oak forests, cedar swamps, and bog habitats. It offers a quieter, wooded alternative to coastal birding, particularly good for land birds and woodland species.
On this walk, listen for the songs of the Prairie Warbler, Eastern Towhee, and Chimney Swift. Tree Swallows and Barn Swallows are also commonly seen sweeping across the water.
Other common sightings include Pine Warblers, woodpeckers (including Hairy and Downy), Black-capped Chickadees, and Eastern Bluebirds.
RSVP here.
About MJ Foti:
“I began coordinating walks for Cape Cod Bird Club in 2018 and enjoy working with a strong community of walk leaders and participants eager to share their time and experiences in our beautiful habitats and landscapes with a diverse group of individuals. I also coordinate the club’s annual waterfowl survey first begun by Blair Nikula in 1983. It presently consists of over 40 volunteers who survey about 350 ponds throughout the region every first weekend of December. Participants are instructed to identify and count all the waterfowl (loons, grebes, geese, ducks and coot) present on each pond and enter the info into our waterfowl survey database. The program has been an incredible success, not only in collecting long term data on these populations, but in getting people involved, and growing our conservation community.”
About Dann Jung:
“I am an aspiring naturalist / conservationist focusing on trees, birds and habitat. I first became interested when having conversations with my Great-grandmother. I continued gaining knowledge when on bird and wild flower walks with my Mother. The possibilities and need for conservation became more apparent after reading Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac. My readings now include books by Douglas Tallamy such as The Nature of Oaks and Nature’s Best Hope. As conservation and ecosystems have no boundaries, I continue to read, watch, learn, do and inspire others.”